The Taiwan Affairs Office: The deliberate provocation by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in seeking "independence" is the fundamental reason for the tension and turmoil in the Taiwan Strait situation.

On March 4, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference. A reporter asked: Recently, Lai Ching-te attended a Lunar New Year event for mainland Taiwanese businessmen and mentioned mainland China multiple times, sparking attention. He expressed hopes for communication and cooperation, allowing both sides to move towards peaceful integration. How does the spokesperson view this? Spokesperson Zhang Han said that the DPP authorities persistently adhere to a "Taiwan independence" separatist position and deliberately provoke tensions in the Taiwan Strait, which is the fundamental reason for the tense and turbulent situation. As we have emphasized many times, both sides are Chinese people, we are one family, as long as the DPP authorities acknowledge the "1992 Consensus" and cease their "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, cross-strait dialogue and negotiation can be restored, and peaceful development of cross-strait relations can be achieved. The peaceful development of cross-strait relations benefits the well-being of compatriots on both sides and promotes harmonious and peaceful development in Taiwanese society, ensuring that Taiwanese compatriots live and work in peace and contentment, which is the desire of the people and the trend of the times. Adapting to the trend and following the will of the people is the wise thing to do.